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ECOWAS trains health workers to fight EbolaWest Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS said on Sunday it will train 150 health workers this week to help tackle the deadly Ebola disease in the worst hit countries; Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-ecowas-health-workers-ebola.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 24 Nov 2014 03:54:02 EDTnews336023636Liberians in limbo in Ghana as Ebola hits homeJefferson Karr was ready to return to Liberia. He had wound down the management school he ran in Ghana, given away the computers and planned his trip home.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-liberians-limbo-ghana-ebola-home.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSun, 16 Nov 2014 06:20:01 EDTnews335339569Mali scrambles to trace Ebola toddler's contacts: WHOHealth authorities in Mali are monitoring at least 43 people who had contact with a toddler declared the country's first Ebola case, the World Health Organization said Friday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-mali-scrambles-ebola-toddler-contacts.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 24 Oct 2014 09:20:01 EDTnews333359348Africa's uneven health care becomes easy prey for EbolaThreatened by the possible spread of an Ebola epidemic which respects no borders, Africa is divided between a handful of countries equipped to withstand an outbreak and many more which would be devastated, experts say.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-africa-uneven-health-easy-prey.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 01 Oct 2014 04:00:01 EDTnews331353085'Lather Against Ebola', an 'Ice Bucket' challenge against the virusBringing a soapy twist to the "Ice Bucket Challenge" that has swept the world in recent weeks, Ivorians are raising awareness about the deadly disease outbreak in west Africa with a new "Lather Against Ebola" campaign.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-lather-ebola-ice-bucket-virus.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 18 Sep 2014 04:20:01 EDTnews330231551Health workers death toll mounts in W.Africa as Ebola spreads (Update)Nigeria's health minister will hold an emergency meeting of state health commissioners on Monday as West Africa struggles to halt the deadly Ebola virus, amid growing concern at the toll among healthcare workers.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-health-workers-death-toll-mounts.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSun, 31 Aug 2014 14:05:48 EDTnews328712734West Africans get creative with Ebola awarenessA young man on camera names the person who's challenged him to dump the contents of a bucket over his head. But in a twist on the ice bucket challenge, this man is soon drenched in frothy, soapy water—part of a campaign to raise awareness about Ebola prevention in West Africa.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-west-africans-creative-ebola-awareness.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 27 Aug 2014 05:50:01 EDTnews328335934UN vows central role in fighting 'exceptional' Ebola epidemicThe United Nations vowed Saturday to play a "strong role" in helping Liberia and its neighbours fight a deadly outbreak of Ebola in west Africa, which it said could take months to bring it under control.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-vows-central-role-exceptional-ebola.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSun, 24 Aug 2014 05:58:39 EDTnews328078706Ivory Coast closes borders with Ebola-hit neighboursThe Ivory Coast has closed its borders with Ebola-hit Guinea and Liberia in a bid to protect citizens against an epidemic that has killed 1,427 people across West Africa, the prime minister said Saturday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-ivory-coast-borders-ebola-hit-neighbours.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSat, 23 Aug 2014 12:44:30 EDTnews328016664Ebola-hit African states seal off outbreak epicentreGuinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone announced Friday an isolation zone sealing off the epicentre of the world's worst-ever Ebola outbreak, where the three countries meet.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-ebola-hit-african-states-outbreak-epicentre.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 01 Aug 2014 15:32:08 EDTnews326125914Ivorian refugees stopped from returning home over Ebola fearsAround 400 Ivorian refugees who fled to Liberia during their country's 2010-2011 post-election violence have been prevented from returning home due to fears over the spread of the Ebola virus, a UN official said Monday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-ivorian-refugees-home-ebola.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 14 Jul 2014 17:10:01 EDTnews324575283Risk of Ebola spread in west Africa, WHO warnsThe World Health Organization has warned that Ebola could spread beyond hard-hit Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to neighbouring nations, but insisted that travel bans were not the answer.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-06-ebola-west-africa.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSat, 28 Jun 2014 04:10:01 EDTnews323145977West Africa's Ebola outbreak prompts changes in I.Coast cuisineWest Africa's first outbreak of Ebola fever is bad news for gourmets in Ivory Coast, but brings respite from the hunter to species sought out for tasty meat but feared to carry the disease.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-west-africa-ebola-outbreak-prompts.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSun, 20 Apr 2014 08:40:01 EDTnews317192756Experts cast worried eye on Ebola spreadVirologists say they are deeply worried by the unprecedented Ebola epidemic in West Africa which has claimed more than 90 lives and may now also have struck north into the Sahel.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-experts-eye-ebola.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 04 Apr 2014 08:42:36 EDTnews315819741Guinea's Ebola battle: steps taken to contain virusThe Ebola virus plaguing Guinea is one of the deadliest known to man, claiming the lives of two-thirds of the people it has infected so far.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-guinea-ebola-virus.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 24 Mar 2014 13:00:01 EDTnews314884123Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa's poorFrom Cameroon to Ivory Coast, Kenya to the DR Congo, traders in counterfeit drugs do a thriving business with the utmost cynicism and sometimes at the cost of human lives.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-counterfeit-medicine-africa-poor.html
MedicationsThu, 22 Aug 2013 04:30:24 EDTnews296364606Millions to get yellow fever shots in outbreak-hit DarfurMore than two million people in Sudan's Darfur region will be vaccinated against a rare yellow fever outbreak suspected of killing 107 people since late September, health officials said on Tuesday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-millions-yellow-fever-vaccine-outbreak-hit.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 13 Nov 2012 04:16:05 EDTnews272002539Darfur yellow fever deaths double to 67: UN agencyThe number of people believed to have died from mosquito-borne yellow fever in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region has doubled to 67, health officials said on Tuesday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-darfur-yellow-fever-deaths-agency.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 06 Nov 2012 14:58:02 EDTnews271436266Yellow fever kills 32 in Sudan's Darfur: ministryMosquito-born yellow fever has killed 32 people in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region this month, the health ministry said in a statement obtained by AFP on Wednesday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-yellow-fever-sudan-darfur-ministry.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 01 Nov 2012 05:05:11 EDTnews270965098Non-infected babies born to HIV mothers have reduced immunity to measlesNon-infected babies born to HIV positive mothers should be vaccinated early against measles, to avoid them acquiring the virus or passing it on to others.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-non-infected-babies-born-hiv-mothers.html
HIV & AIDSThu, 18 Oct 2012 10:27:50 EDTnews269774858